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ORDINANCE N0, 66
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CHARGES �
j FOR PICK-UPS OF GARBAGE AND TRASH j
j I AT RESIDENCE SITES AND COMMERCIAL
SITES UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDI-
TIONS STATED HEREIN; AND PROVIDING
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FOR AN EXTRA CHARGE FOR PICK-UPS i
II OF UNUSUAL TRASH PRODUCTS; AND PRO-
VIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY,
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF j
DANIA, FLORIDA:
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Section 1: That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Daniaj
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are hereby amended by adding Sections 16-14 through 16 thereof,
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Section 16-14. For the purposes of this ordinance, certain j
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words and phrases are defined as follows :
� (a) "Garbage", as used herein, shall I I
mean and refer primarily to food
wastes consisting principally of
j animal and vegetable matter, sub-
ject to decay, and sacks, cans,
li bottles or tins used for the pur-
pose of storing or containing
foods, meats and vegetables .
(b) "Trash", as used herein, shall
mean and refer to cartons , news-
papers, magazines, grass cuttings,
'I tree branches and shrubbery trim-
mings . However, the definition j
shall not include tree trunks and j
j shall not include tree limbs which
are more than three feet in length.
Further, the definition of "trash"
j shall not include refrigerators, i
stoves, hot water heaters, furni-
ture, building� g materials, products
that are not organic in nature and
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{ products of a yard, tree or shrubbery.
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{ (c) "Residential site" as used herein
shall mean the lot or parcel of
land on which is constructed a
single family home, duplex, tri-
plex or other multiple family type
of building or mobile home location
containing four or less independent
living units, hotel rooms or motel
units. "Commercial site" shall
mean the location of any other busi-
ness in the City where the occupant
of the premises holds a valid occu-
pational license from the City.
(d) "Containerized service", as used
!l herein shall mean garbage and trash
collection service for locations
j other than residential sites de-
fined in (c) above, or, a "commer-
cial site" as defined in (c) above,
requiring in excess of eight (8)
j 20-gallon cans of garbage or trash
collected per pick-up per building.
(e) "Pick-up point" as used herein,
shall mean a particular location on
a lot or parcel of land which is !
designated by the City Manager after
conferring with the official or con-
tractor collecting such garbage and
trash for the pick-up of garbage or
trash which unless otherwise designated
shall be a location within one foot of
j the lot line adjoining public right-of-
way.
Section 16-15. GARBAGE AND TRASH CHARGES.
j (a) For each residential or commercial
site the City shall pick up without
charge two (2) 20-gallon cans of gar-
bage or trash twice a week.
(b) For each 20-gallon can in excess of
two picked up one or more times each
month, the City shall charge the owner f
! or occupant of the site the sum of
$2.00 per month per can for residential
site and $2.25 per month per can for
commercial site.
(c) For the collection of trash not collect-
able by the ordinary collection of 20-
j gallon cans either because of unusual
size or weight or volume, the City shall
charge Five Dollars ($5.00) per yard of
trash, payable to the City prior to the
removal of such trash.
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(d) The fact that any place of abode
or any place of business has water
service shall be prima facie evi-
dence that garbage and trash is
'j being produced and accumulated upon
such premises . Fees for the collect-
ion and disposal of garbage shall be
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indicated on the water statements,
or in a manner as the City Manager
may direct each month, or bimonth-
ly as the City Manager may determine.
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(e) The fees prescribed herein are pay-
able, regardless of occupancy, sub-
ject to the provision that if water
service is discontinued to the prem-
ises, no charge for garbage collect-
ion shall be made against such prop-
erty.
(f) Whenever there exist exceptional
conditions of occupancy and use of
premises, the City Manager is here-
by authorized to charge proper fees
and prices for collection and dis-
posal, predicated upon the cost therefor.
(g) The amount of collection fee imposed
in this article for the collection and
disposal of garbage and trash is here-
by declared to be a debt due to the
City, and any person required under
the terms of this article to have
! accumulations of garbage and trash
jremoved and disposed of by the City
I. shall be liable to the City for the
amount of the collection fee due there-
for, and such fee shall be recover-
able in any court of competent juris-
diction. In the case of garbage and
'i trash, the cost of collection and the
amount of collection fee shall con-
stitute a lien against the premises
to the same extent and character as
{ the lien for special assessments and
with the same penalties and with the
j ! same rights of collection, foreclosure,
sale or forfeiture as obtained by
special assessment liens and may be
handled in the same manner by the City.
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Section 16-16. CONTAINERIZED SERVICE.
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For those sites requiring containerized service,
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j the owner or occupant shall contract with a private contractor
for the use of private disposal systems using containers of a ;
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size of one-square yard capacity or larger, or otherwise legally
dispose of garbage or trash by means of other than City provided
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services ."
Section 2 : That all resolutions or ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith, including in its entirety Ord-
inance No. 566, adopted February 15, 1971, are hereby repealed to
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the extent of such conflict .
j Section 3 : That this ordinance shall be in force and take
11 effect immediately upon its ' passage and adoption on second and
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'I final reading.
i PASSED and ADOPTED on First Reading this 2nd day of
June , 1975.
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PASSED and ADOPTED on Second and Final Reading this 2nd
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day of June , 1975.
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